Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1887-01-29
JoHN SMITH.
The DeadWood Land O@ce-Har
rison on Dakota.

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after the place. and an Indianisn is hus-
thing for 1t. Frost is the only Dakotian.
A gentleman who has been q resident of
the territory said this morning: "Ican't
say that I am Frost's friend enough to
want to see him get a tat Office like that.
but I do prefer seeing the Office go to
him rather than to have another carpet
bag official appointed. Dakota ought to
have q little Of her own goods, I think,
and therefore I am for Frost.
I wrote something q week or two ago
concerning the plsciditv and peaceful
ness Of Judge Clifford. which seems to
have been q misfit and the Judge did not
like 1t. You know that there is a devil
in the ink bottle who crawls out and runs
all over my pen. aud 1t sometimes makes
me raise the devil with my myself and
my friends just for pure cussedness and
I can't brush him of. remember Don
Piatt replied to . letter from Governor
Hayes nee complaining Of something
which Don had written Of him. saying
''Dear Governor, the devil and I are
twins, but I am made Of better material
than he is. Whensysr I try to do good
and be good, my twin brother, the devil.
slips in and knocks my forms into "pi''
and breaks me all up. Ifthere is any
thing I said Of you which I should be
sorry for. I am sorry, but I'll be id II
I remember what 1t was" That Is the
wav it Is with Clifford. II said anything
I should be sorry for, I am sorry. Git
ford is one Of my friends, but he is not
acquainted with nv ink bottle devil.
Mcclure says that Clifford has done more
solid work for the people Of Dakota than
tho people have any idea OF appreciation
Of. Day says the same, and McManima,
Of Pierre, says that he has worked with
Clifford daily for many moons and never
knew q man SO tireless and 50 faithful Ia
his measures and his friends. So say I,
and don't you forget 1t.
The bill for the admission Of Washing
ton and Montana territories has excited
acrimonious correspondence between the
senate committee and the house commit.
tee on territories. In the midst Of his
senatorial difficulties, Senator Harrison,
of Indiana. takes time to look into Da.
kota affairs. He says that the bill to ad.
NIT Washington and Montana is an out
rage, as both Of those territories CON-
blneh have not the population nor wealth
Of Dakota, nor any approach to it
Washington has 10000 population AND
Montana 10000. Both Of them com.
bined have less than 100000. Dakota ha,
500,00U, but cannot be admitted. There
IL manifest Injustice in the matter, and
the bill will never pass the senate. Ont
or two Dakotas must be admitted frs,
and the baby territories can come along
Afterwards.
The mail facilities Of the territory viii
bs greatly enlarged and enhanced in thu
spring. Star routes will be heightened
expedited and new ones started. TIL,
railway mail routes will be nearly
doubled and the people Of the empire
be accommodated with their correspond
ence as their brothers are. There will
be . fast mail between Winona ant
Tracy, which will be . continuation o
the fast lines east Of Chicago and st. Paul
The Sioux Indian reservation will no
be opened by the present congress. I
will not be opened because Wellborn, o
Texas, will not bring 1t before the house
Thus 1t seems and thus 1t has seemed 70
nearly q year. It is 80 late now that l
the bill were considered by the house l
could never get through the senate. Blu
It will never be brought before the house